Global Patent Index - EP 1955848 A3

EP 1955848 A3 20100120 - Inkjet Printer Method

Title (en)

Inkjet Printer Method

Title (de)

Tintenstrahldruckverfahren

Title (fr)

Procédé d'imprimante par jet d'encre

Publication

EP 1955848 A3 20100120 (EN)

Application

EP 07117663 A 20071120

Priority

KR 20070012353 A 20070206

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1955848A2] An inkjet printer having a wide array head and an image forming method for use in the inkjet printer having the wide array head includes a nozzle group setting unit for grouping nozzles of the wide array head into N (N is an integer larger than 1) groups and grouping the N groups into K groups (K is an integer between 1 and N); a printing media sensing unit determining whether a rear edge of a current printing medium passes the nozzles of one of the K groups; and a printing media convey controller conveying a front edge of a next printing medium to the nozzles of the group K if the rear edge of the current printing medium passes the nozzles of the one of the K groups. Therefore, the nozzles of the wide array head are classified into groups, and the beginning and completion of the printing operation can be identified by the nozzle group unit, and thus, the printing can be performed at high speed.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/05 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B41J 2/16585 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B41J 11/009 (2013.01 - KR); B41J 11/46 (2013.01 - KR); B41J 13/0027 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B41J 29/17 (2013.01 - KR); B41J 29/393 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1955848 A2 20080813; EP 1955848 A3 20100120; KR 20080073625 A 20080811; US 2008186349 A1 20080807

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07117663 A 20071120; KR 20070099879 A 20071004; US 85095707 A 20070906